My Best Teacher podcast: Simon Farnaby

TV star and co-writer of Paddington 2 chats about his school days, winning art competitions and less-than-enjoyable schools trips on the latest My Best Teacher podcast
15th October 2021, 7:05am

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My Best Teacher podcast: Simon Farnaby

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We chat to the actor and writer Simon Farnaby, best known for appearing in GhostsHorrible Histories, and The Detectorists, and for co-writing Paddington 2, about his school days, including:

  • What it was like going to a tiny school of under 20 pupils.
  • Winning an art competition despite not being very good at drawing.
  • An English teacher who said it was OK not to like Shakespeare.
  • Why school trips were not a source of great joy.
  • His new book, The Warrior in My Wardrobe. 

Listen below or through your podcast platform of choice via the following links: AppleSpotifyAmazon and Google Podcasts.

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